Lesson one hundred forty nine :Respect and affection

Imam Sadegh( A. S. )says:

لَيْسَ مِنّا مَنْ لَمْ يُوَفَّرْ كَبيرَنا وَ لَمْ يَرْحَمْ صَغيرَنا

Translation

One who does not respect the adults and does not display affection to the children, does not belong to us..

Brief description

Human societies are like he extensive caravan which is continuously moving. The infants are born by the mothers, and children grow up and adults become old and the old die and nobody is excepted from passing this caravan.

Herein, the adults usually are more experienced and have deeper insight and have been the source of numerous services during their life if they had been conscientious, and all calculations indicate that they should be respected and youths and adolescents should consider their reverence.

And since children are fresh and at the beginning of their life, should be loved and foundations of their prosperity should be constructed sincerely by the adults, and this is the way and customs of a humanitarian and progressive society.